Recently we showed you how to use a night light in Windows to help with sleeplessness and eye strain after dark. You can read that post here. If you’re still having problems seeing what’s on your screen, you can use Windows 11 built-in color filters to help distinguish between things that differ only by color. This changes the color palette of objects on the screen which brings out the contrast and could help you see clearly. Like changing color filters in Windows 11, these settings have been moved further down and buried into the System settings. If you haven’t done it before in the previous version of Windows, there could be a bit of a challenge to finding it. However, the steps below show you how to easily access and configure it in Windows 11. To get started changing Windows 11 color filters, please use the steps below:
How to set high contrast color filters in Windows 11
When you want to set high contrast color on your screen in Windows 11, use Windows color filters. This will help with contrasting and distinguishing between things that are different on the screen, including text, images, and objects. Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from its System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Accessibility, and select Color Filter on the right pane of your screen shown in the image below. On the Color filters settings pane, use screen down and toggle the button to the On position to enable Color filters. Windows 11 comes with preset filters that you can use right away.
Red-green (green weak, deuteranopia) Red-green (red weak, protanopia) Blue-yellow (tritanopia) Grayscale Grayscale inverted Inverted
Select a filter that works in your situation. On the screen, you can also turn on a keyboard shortcut so that pressing the Windows key + Ctrl + C turn on or off color filters. Select a color filter from the menu. Try each filter to see which one suits you best. For some users, the Inverted filter might work just right. That’s it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to use Windows 11 color filters to help situations where users are having a hard time seeing on the screen. You can use Windows color filters to help distinguish between things that differ only by color. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
